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Ten or 613: The Commandments

Jewish tradition retains a dialectical relationship with the Decalogue. Though removed from the liturgy, the Ten Commandments are found in our prayer books and depicted in the art of our synagogues. The symbolic power of the covenant at Sinai and the particular teachings of the Decalogue have retained a hold on the Jewish psyche and tradition â" even while the obligation to all of the mitzvot remains.